Thisfilm,centeringonachild’sabduction,castsKateNelliganasthedistraughtmotherwholashesoutatthepolice(inthepersonofarelentlessdetectiveplayedbyJuddHirsch),whotreatherandherhusbandassuspects,evenasshehoundsthemtofindherchildanddrivesawayherhusband(DavidDukes)andfriends(includingStockardChanning)withherintensityandsingle-mindedness.